tasting menu

noun

plural tasting menus
: a selection of dishes, drinks, etc. offered together as a complete meal or tasting experience
All of Nobu's offerings can be ordered a la carte, but I recommend the multicourse tasting menu, which offered many of chef Matsuhisa's signature dishes served family-style.—Kenneth Shapiro
It will be hard to resist the Middle East Feast, a tasting menu of the restaurant's popular dishes …—Jessica Colley Clarke
Chef Joke Linzinmeir … has created a "drinking chocolate" tasting menu using chocolates from around the world.—Andrea Strong

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Nor will imported celebrity chefs, unnecessarily enormous menus, or tasting menus simply because tasting menus happen to be doable. — Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Omakase by Prime Fish’s fresh look Omakase by Prime Fish’s sushi counter offers six to eight seats by reservation only for its 10- and 15-course tasting menus for lunch and dinner. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 The Botanist, in the Fairmont Pacific Rim, is a celebration of Pacific Canadian cuisine—leave the decisions to the chef’s hands with the tasting menu. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 Aubergine from Relais & Châteaux grand chef Justin Cogley features an eight-course tasting menu that changes daily and showcases the local region’s bounty with an elevated French flare. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tasting menu

Word History

Etymology

probably as translation of French menu dégustation

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tasting menu was in 1941

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